Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae
Parent taxon: Heteromyidae according to Gray 1841
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Aurimys, Balantiomys, Chaetodipus, Cupidinimus, Dikkomys, Dipodomyinae, Diprionomys, Eodipodomys, Harrymyinae, Harrymys, Heteromyinae, Lignimus, Liomys, Mioheteromys, Mookomys, Oregonomys, Peridiomys, Perodipus, Perognathinae, Perognathus, Prodipodomys, Proheteromys, Schizodontomys, Stratimus, Trogomys
Subtaxa: Dipodomys agilis Dipodomys compactus Dipodomys deserti Dipodomys gidleyi Dipodomys hibbardi Dipodomys ingens Dipodomys merriami Dipodomys microps Dipodomys minor Dipodomys nitratoides Dipodomys ordii Dipodomys pattersoni Dipodomys spectabilis
Ecology: saltatorial granivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (83: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
• Blancan of United States (34: Arizona, California, Nevada)
Total: 119 collections including 141 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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